Merit House LLC: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Merit House LLC is a 99-bed for-profit nursing home in Toledo, Ohio. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.62 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 26% above the Ohio average of 2.09, and 60.2% nursing staff turnover (Ohio average 48.7%).
Merit House LLC
4645 Lewis AveToledo, OH 43612
Lucas County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Merit House LLC, nurse aides logged 2.62 hours per resident per day, 26% above the Ohio average. With about 84 residents a day, that works out to roughly 220 aide hours a day, or about 28 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
CMS note: The facility reported a high number of days without a registered nurse on site.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Ohio avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.62 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.24 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.29 | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.16 | 3.69 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.75 | 3.28 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
60.2% of nursing staff at Merit House LLC left over the year CMS measured, against a Ohio average of 48.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 63.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 23, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 22 health deficiencies (Ohio average 10.7). CMS lists 0 fines and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2024 | Payment Denial | 62 days from Nov 2, 2024 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Merit House LLC holds 2 of 5 overall; the Ohio average is 3.2.
About Merit House LLC
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1972
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Merit House LLC
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Ayden Healthcare of Toledo Toledo | 2.6 | 98 | 1.94 | 3.45 | 60.0% | 2 | None |
| Hickory Ridge of Temperance Temperance | 2.8 | 88 | 2.12 | 3.95 | 28.4% | 4 | None |
| Park Terrace Rehabilitation Center Toledo | 3.2 | 99 | 1.94 | 3.74 | 65.8% | 1 | $121,954 |
| Otterbein Sunset House Toledo · many days without an RN | 4.3 | 24 | 2.16 | 4.09 | 64.3% | 3 | None |
| Divine Rehabilitation and Nursing at Toledo Toledo · Special Focus Facility · abuse citation | 4.8 | 93 | 1.82 | 3.77 | 70.5% | — | $72,324 |
| Majestic Care of Point Place Toledo | 4.8 | 82 | 1.97 | 3.57 | 58.4% | 1 | None |
| Divine Rehabilitation and Nursing at Sylvania Sylvania | 5.3 | 99 | 1.94 | 3.52 | 58.6% | 2 | $193,489 |
| Majestic Care of Toledo SNF Toledo | 5.3 | 85 | 1.66 | 3.15 | 45.2% | 5 | $22,432 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.